diff --git a/app/notify_client/invite_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/invite_api_client.py
index 352aaef77..a3b2589b7 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/invite_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/invite_api_client.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class InviteApiClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
 
     def init_app(self, app):
         self.base_url = app.config['API_HOST_NAME']
+        self.admin_url = app.config['ADMIN_BASE_URL']
         self.service_id = app.config['ADMIN_CLIENT_USER_NAME']
         self.api_key = app.config['ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET']
 
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ class InviteApiClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
             'email_address': email_address,
             'from_user': invite_from_id,
             'permissions': permissions,
-            'auth_type': auth_type
+            'auth_type': auth_type,
+            'invite_link_host': self.admin_url,
         }
         data = _attach_current_user(data)
         resp = self.post(url='/service/{}/invite'.format(service_id), data=data)
diff --git a/tests/app/notify_client/test_invite_client.py b/tests/app/notify_client/test_invite_client.py
index 94e80863d..528c74a36 100644
--- a/tests/app/notify_client/test_invite_client.py
+++ b/tests/app/notify_client/test_invite_client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,40 @@
-from app.notify_client.invite_api_client import InviteApiClient
+from unittest.mock import ANY
+from app import invite_api_client
+
+
+def test_client_creates_invite(
+    app_,
+    mocker,
+    fake_uuid,
+    sample_invite,
+):
+
+    mocker.patch('app.notify_client.current_user')
+
+    mock_post = mocker.patch(
+        'app.invite_api_client.post',
+        return_value={'data': dict.fromkeys({
+            'id', 'service', 'from_user', 'email_address',
+            'permissions', 'status', 'created_at', 'auth_type'
+        })}
+    )
+
+    invite_api_client.create_invite(
+        '12345', '67890', 'test@example.com', 'send_messages', 'sms_auth'
+    )
+
+    mock_post.assert_called_once_with(
+        url='/service/{}/invite'.format('67890'),
+        data={
+            'auth_type': 'sms_auth',
+            'email_address': 'test@example.com',
+            'from_user': '12345',
+            'service': '67890',
+            'created_by': ANY,
+            'permissions': 'send_messages',
+            'invite_link_host': 'http://localhost:6012',
+        }
+    )
 
 
 def test_client_returns_invite(mocker, sample_invite):
@@ -10,10 +46,9 @@ def test_client_returns_invite(mocker, sample_invite):
 
     expected_url = '/service/{}/invite'.format(service_id)
 
-    client = InviteApiClient()
     mock_get = mocker.patch('app.notify_client.invite_api_client.InviteApiClient.get', return_value=expected_data)
 
-    invites = client.get_invites_for_service(service_id)
+    invites = invite_api_client.get_invites_for_service(service_id)
 
     mock_get.assert_called_once_with(expected_url)
     assert len(invites) == 1